према

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prěmъ, *pręmъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prêma/
• Hyphenation: пре‧ма

Preposition

пре̏ма (Latin spelling prȅma)

1. towards, at (in the direction of) [with dative]

   Идем према кући. ― I'm going toward the house.

2. opposite (= на̀према, на̏прем) [with dative]

   С(ј)едни према мени. ― Sit opposite me.

   Стајали су један према другоме. ― They were standing opposite one another.

3. (+ dative case or locative case) by, according to, in accordance with (= на̀према, на̏прем)

   према томе ― therefore

   према мом мишљењу ― in my opinion

   према нашим потребама ― according to our needs

   према јеловнику ― à la carte

4. in comparison with, compared to (= на̀према, на̏прем) [with dative]

   Према њему, сви смо ми аматери. ― Compared to him, we are all amateurs.

5. to, towards, for, of (of feelings and affection) (= на̀према, на̏прем) [with dative]

   љубав према д(ј)еци ― love for the children

   Буди добар према њој. ― Be kind to her.

References

• “према”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024